Postgraduate Course: Project and Dissertation (Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants) (PGBI11020)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences | 
College | College of Science and Engineering | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 60 | 
ECTS Credits | 30 | 
 
 
| Summary | A full-time supervised research project in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MSc in Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants | 
 
| Course description | 
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
600
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 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 588,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
Assessment of Dissertation 
 
Students will present their dissertation during a short seminar open to everyone. 
The seminar is used for positive moderation, but is an essential requirement. | 
 
| Feedback | 
Not entered | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
|     Training in and experience of the process of designing and conducting an independent research project, of assimilating and analysing data, and of producing a formal scientific report or thesis.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
Not entered | 
 
| Special Arrangements | 
The project work will normally be supervised by staff of the RBGE and/or the University of Edinburgh, or by special arrangement by staff of another approved academic or research institution. | 
 
| Additional Class Delivery Information | 
Project by personal research.  
No formal classes will be held. | 
 
| Keywords | BTPproject | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Louis Ronse De Craene 
Tel: (0131) 248 2804 
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Course secretary | Mrs Claire Black 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8637 
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